Category Archives: Families

1. What do you do if you find that you sometimes don’t like your child? FW: Find some areas where you can empathize and identify with your child. Every child wants to feel understood. Sometimes parents see things in their…

Remember the old family feuds over who got the bigger piece of cake or who got to play with the Legos? Ah, brother-sister love. The stakes are higher when it comes to disagreements over caring for aging parents. Can John boss…

My eight-year-old girl sometimes pulls down my pjs when I’m getting ready. The other day, she did it in the kitchen, where we have lots of windows! My husband scolded her, sent her to take a shower, and said “Mommy…

1. Balance nurturing, setting limits, and holding boundaries. Kids can only become independent if they have been given structure and internal guidelines as foundation. 2. Encourage healthy expression of anger. You will help your child develop excellent communication tools that…

Do you ever have one of those episodes with your children where you wonder, “When is he going to stop doing this?” Your child does something weird, aggravating, or just won’t grow out of a phase? Wish you…

Courier, The (Findlay, OH) – Monday, December 24, 2012 Author: LOU WILIN ; STAFF WRITER With blessings at Christmas family gatherings will come challenges for many: the abrasive conversationalist, unwanted advice, old arguments, pressure to pick a side in a drama.”Most families…

TIME PARENTING It’s the Holidays. How to Handle the Inevitable Toddler Tantrums By Francine RussoDec. 21, 2012Add a Comment GETTY IMAGES Follow @TIMEHealthland There they all were from far and near— my kids and their partners in every room of my New…

Words fail. How does a parent try to explain to a child what happened at the elementary school in Connecticut yesterday. The horrific massacre is every parent’s worst nightmare – unthinkable. Unless your child has been exposed to this incident…

A healthy relationship based on mutual trust is every parent's wish. The bond between infant and parent is a natural phenomenon, but as children reach their preteens and form their own personalities, fireworks between the child and parent can ensue. Drawing on 20 years of clinical experience and new theories on attachment, family therapist and consultant to Parents magazine, Dr. Fran Walfish argues that parents need to distinguish their own personality types in order to make more informed decisions about how they interact and raise their own children.